Biography
Pharrell Lanscilo Williams (born April 5, 1973) is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer, fashion designer and entrepreneur. With close friend Chad Hugo, he formed the hip hop and R&B production duo The Neptunes in the early 1990s, with whom he has produced songs for various recording artists. He has won 13 Grammy Awards, including three for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical (one as a member of The Neptunes). He is also a two-time Academy Award nominee: in 2014 for Best Origi...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert
2025
as Self
Conversations with collaborators and friends, alongside special live performances from Dubai's Coca-Cola Arena and beyond, from the dunes of the Arabi...

Piece by Piece
2024
as Pharrell Williams (voice)
A unique cinematic experience that invites audiences on a vibrant journey through the life of cultural icon Pharrell Williams. Told through the lens o...

Piece by Piece
2024
Producer, Songs
A unique cinematic experience that invites audiences on a vibrant journey through the life of cultural icon Pharrell Williams. Told through the lens o...

All Day I Dream About Sport
2024
Director, Music Producer, Producer
Set in Dakar, Senegal, ‘All Day I Dream About Sport’ celebrates West African culture, sports and human connection

Saint-Denis le pré-show
2024

Despicable Me 4
2024
Songs
Gru and Lucy and their girls—Margo, Edith and Agnes—welcome a new member to the Gru family, Gru Jr., who is intent on tormenting his dad. Gru also fac...

Le Gala des pièces jaunes 2024 : Le Concert événement
2024
as Self

Movie Themes at the BBC
2023
as Self
A selection of some of the best BBC moments and classic archive performances from those singers and bands who cracked Hollywood as well as the pop cha...

Le gala des pièces jaunes 2023 : Le concert événement
2023
as Self

Sing 2
2021
as Alfonso (voice)
Buster and his new cast now have their sights set on debuting a new show at the Crystal Tower Theater in glamorous Redshore City. But with no connecti...

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021
as Self
Filmed at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio, the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony honors inductees: Tina Turner, Carol...

A Man Named Scott
2021
as Self
In 2009, Scott Mescudi aka Kid Cudi released his debut LP, Man on the Moon: The End of Day. A genre-bending album that broke barriers by featuring son...

Gwen Stefani: Not Just a Girl
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Gwen Stefani continues to reinvent herself and create incredible and infectious pop music year after year. Only the future knows what the next chart t...

North Hollywood
2021
Producer
A kid must decide between choosing the future his father wants and following his dream of becoming a pro skater.

Woman in Motion
2021
as Self
Nichelle Nichols' daunting task to launch a national blitz for NASA, recruiting 8,000 of the nation's best and brightest, including the trailblazing a...
Ezinma
2021
as Self
Ezinma be follows a violinist who is revolutionizing the world of classical music. The titular character takes her rigorous classical training and tra...

Holy Calamavote – A Special Performance by Run The Jewels
2020
as Self
Celebrate your right to vote with Run The Jewels' first performance of RTJ4.

Colette, Mon Amour
2020
as Self
2017. Rue Saint Honoré, Paris. Colette, the concept store that has revolutionized trends and pop culture for 20 years, is closing. At the peak of its ...

Black Is King
2020
This visual album from Beyoncé reimagines the lessons of "The Lion King" (2019) for today's young kings and queens in search of their own crowns.

Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020
2020
as Self
Artists, athletes, musicians, commencement speakers, influencers, and cultural icons will show their support for the High School Class of 2020.

One World: Together at Home
2020
as Self
A global broadcast & digital special organized by Global Citizen and the World Health Organization featuring comedians, musicians, and actors to raise...
Hydration
2020
as Self
Taking audiences backstage and behind the scenes of Pharrell's ground-breaking Something in the Water festival, using music to bring together his divi...
Hydration
2020
Producer
Taking audiences backstage and behind the scenes of Pharrell's ground-breaking Something in the Water festival, using music to bring together his divi...

500 Days in UCLA (Cut Footage Documentary)
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Additional/cut footage from the leaked Kanye West documentary titled "500 Days in UCLA", directed by Nico Ballesteros. Includes a lengthy "presidentia...

Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift
2019
as Self
Beyoncé takes viewers on a journey through Africa with an hour-long documentary special, an intimate behind-the-scenes look at the making of the album...

The Price of Protest
2019
as Self (archive footage)
United States, September 1st, 2016. American football player Colin Kaepernick kneels during the national anthem, protesting police brutality against b...

The Apollo
2019
as Self
The history of New York City's Apollo Theater in Harlem is given the full treatment.

HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé
2019
as Self
This intimate, in-depth look at Beyoncé's celebrated 2018 Coachella performance reveals the emotional road from creative concept to cultural movement.

The Grinch
2018
as Narrator (voice)
The Grinch hatches a scheme to ruin Christmas when the residents of Whoville plan their annual holiday celebration.

Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville
2017
as Self
A Concert for Charlottesville was a benefit concert held on September 24, 2017, organized by the Dave Matthews Band to raise funds for the victims kil...

Despicable Me 3
2017
Songs
Gru and his wife Lucy must stop former '80s child star Balthazar Bratt from achieving world domination.

Jeff Koons
2017
as Self
Jeff Koons is a MOCA commissioned mini-documentary on the career of artist Jeff Koons, directed by Oscar Boyson.

One Love Manchester
2017
as Self
Live coverage of the concert set up by Ariana Grande at Old Trafford cricket ground to benefit those affected by the May 2017 Manchester bomb attack. ...

Cherry Bomb: The Documentary
2017
as Self
Illegal Civ Cinema made a documentary about the making of Tyler's latest album, Cherry Bomb.

Roxanne Roxanne
2017
Producer
The most feared battle emcee in the early 1980s in Queens, New York, was a fierce teenager from the Queensbridge projects. At the age of 14, Roxanne S...

Skepta: Greatness Only
2016
Written and produced by his sister Julie Adenuga, the film chronicles the grime MC’s life during the run-up to his massive show at London’s Alexandra ...

Hidden Figures
2016
Producer, Original Music Composer
The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as the brain...

North Sea Jazz Highlights
2016
as Self - Cantante

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2016
as Pharrell Williams
When his new album fails to sell records, pop/rap superstar Conner4real goes into a major tailspin and watches his celebrity high life begin to collap...

Pharrell Williams: Happy Go Lucky
2016
From Snoop Dog To Britney Spears, Pharrell Williams has worked alongside and produced songs for some of the hottest stars in the music industry. Havin...

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
2016
as Self
Director Spike Lee chronicles Michael Jackson's early rise to fame.

Fresh Dressed
2015
as Self
The history of Hip-Hop / Urban fashion and its rise from southern cotton plantations to the gangs of 1970s in the South Bronx, to corporate America, a...

Daft Punk Unchained
2015
as Self
Daft Punk Unchained is the first film about the pop culture phenomenon that is Daft Punk, the duo with 12 million albums sold worldwide and seven Gram...

Dope
2015
Executive Producer
Malcolm is carefully surviving life in a tough neighborhood in Los Angeles while juggling college applications, academic interviews, and the SAT. A ch...

Entourage
2015
as Pharrell Williams
Movie star Vincent Chase, together with his boys, Eric, Turtle and Johnny, are back…and back in business with super agent-turned-studio head Ari Gold....

Pitch Perfect 2
2015
as The Voice Judge
The Bellas are back, and they are better than ever. After being humiliated in front of none other than the President of the United States of America, ...

Nile Rodgers: Secrets of a Hitmaker
2015
as Self
King of disco in the 70s with the band Chic, producer of Bowie, Mick Jagger, Madonna, Daft Punk, Pharrell Williams and many others... Nile Rodgers is ...

Les Bosquets
2015
Executive Producer, Original Music Composer
Art and social uproar interweave in this film based on the ballet Les Bosquets of New York City Ballet, inspired by the 2005 French suburb riots. A co...

Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute
2015
as Self
"Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life — An All-Star GRAMMY Salute" will feature some of today's top artists covering songs by the legendary GRAMMY ...

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
2015
Songs
Burger Beard is a pirate who is in search of the final page of a magical book that makes any evil plan he writes in it come true, which happens to be ...

Reincarnation
2014
as Bellman
“Reincarnation” is the new short film created and directed by Karl Lagerfeld to accompany the CHANEL Paris-Salzburg 2014/15 Métiers d'art collection s...

Reincarnation
2014
Music, Songs
“Reincarnation” is the new short film created and directed by Karl Lagerfeld to accompany the CHANEL Paris-Salzburg 2014/15 Métiers d'art collection s...

Pharrell Williams: iTunes Festival
2014
as Himself
Pharrell Williams - Live at iTunes Festival 2014

Beyoncé
2014
as Self
Developed as a "visual album", Beyoncé's songs are accompanied by non-linear short films that illustrate the musical concepts conceived during product...
Amex Unstaged Pharrell Williams Live at the Apollo
2014
as self
Pharrell performs for the "American Express Unstaged" music series, directed by Spike Lee, live streamed from The Apollo Theatre.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2
2014
Original Music Composer
For Peter Parker, life is busy. Between taking out the bad guys as Spider-Man and spending time with the person he loves, Gwen Stacy, high school grad...

Nas: Time Is Illmatic
2014
as Self
Time Is Illmatic is a feature length documentary film that delves deep into the making of Nas' 1994 debut album, Illmatic, and the social conditions t...

Wolf: The Documentary
2014
as Himself
Footage of Tyler making "Wolf" never before seen extras. Filmed & Edited by Mikey Alfred.

The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
2014
as Self
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of The Beatles' first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, this magnificent star-studded tribute salutes the Fab...

24 Hours of Happy
2013
as self
Music video for Pharrell Williams' "Happy," performed continuously by the people of Los Angeles, California, over 24 hours.

Despicable Me 2
2013
Songs
Gru is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a powerful new super criminal.
Jay-Z Live From Madison Square Garden: Answer The Call
2011
as Self
Hip-hop superstar Jay-Z in concert with star guests from Madison Sqaure Garden, New York City on the eighth anniversary of the September 11 attacks. F...

Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
2011
as Self
Having forged a 20-year run as one of the most innovative and influential hip hop bands of all time, the Queens NY collective known as 'A Tribe Called...

Despicable Me
2010
Original Music Composer, Songs
Villainous Gru lives up to his reputation as a despicable, deplorable and downright unlikable guy when he hatches a plan to steal the moon from the sk...

Get Him to the Greek
2010
as Self
Pinnacle records has the perfect plan to get their sinking company back on track: a comeback concert in LA featuring Aldous Snow, a fading rockstar wh...

Where Is the Money George?
2010
as A cop
Limelight
2009
Consulting Producer

Concert for Diana
2007
as Self
Live broadcast of the concert at Wembley Stadium in London on July 1st 2007 to commemorate the life of Princess Diana on what would have been her 46th...

Team Ice Cream Vol. 1
2006
as Himself
Experience the adventures of the Ice Cream Skate Team. This multi-media collage documents the lives of five skaters as they travel the globe from Toky...

Team Ice Cream Vol. 1
2006
Executive Producer
Experience the adventures of the Ice Cream Skate Team. This multi-media collage documents the lives of five skaters as they travel the globe from Toky...
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Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]
2005
as Self (segment "Through the Wire")
A collection of music videos and behind the scenes footage released to promote Kanye West's upcoming debut album, College Dropout. The compilation fea...

Britney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative
2004
as Self
One of the biggest pop stars in the world, Britney Spears released this collection of 20 music videos to coincide with the unveiling of her greatest-h...

The Ecology of Love
2004
as Andre
A stylish romance centering on a brokenhearted urbanite who, only after breaking down and getting stranded in the desert, unearths the resources to wo...

And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
2004
as Self
The film documents the development of hip hop culture since its inception in the 1970s. With interviews from various figures in the community such as ...

Maxim: Hot Clips 2
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Collection of video clips including songs by Snoop Dogg, Goldfrapp, Beyoncé and Foxy Brown.

SMACK: Platinum Edition
2004
as Self
S.M.A.C.K. Volume 1 represents the streets, music, arts, culture and knowledge of the hip-hop generation. S.M.A.C.K. takes a deeper look into the live...

Michael Jackson: The One
2004
as Self
Documentary containing interviews with performers discussing the influence that Michael Jackson had on their career, combined with clips from Jackson'...

Michael Jackson: Number Ones
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Pop king Michael Jackson solidifies his title with this release of fifteen past number one hits. Songs include "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough," "Thri...

The Neptunes: The Eighth Planet
2003
as Himself
A documentary on the studio sessions for The Neptunes' chart topping 2003 album, The Neptunes Present... Clones. Originally bundled as a bonus DVD in ...

Dude...We're Going to Rio
2003
as Pharrell
Pharrell Williams is in L.A and he sees a travel poster for Brazil, he falls in love with the woman on the poster and travels to Rio de Janeiro to fin...
Jay-Z: MTV Unplugged
2001
as Self
H to the Izzo, V to the Izza. That's right, "H.O.V.A." is descending onto the Unplugged scene, and things will never be the same. Get ready for an exp...
Beat Makerz - The Documentary
N/A
as Pharrel Williams
Untitled Juneteenth Project
N/A
Producer
Golden
N/A
Producer